Author: Publisher:
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Category : Giant sequoia
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Lake Tahoe Basin Big Tree Register
Author: Trees of the Lake Tahoe Basin
Author: United States. Forest ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trees
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
Nevada's Big Trees
Author: Nevada. Division of Forestry. Urban Forestry ProgramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trees
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Federal Register
Author: Report on the Big Trees of California
Author: United States. Forest ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coast redwood
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Lake Tahoe Watershed Assessment: Untitled
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Category : Tahoe, Lake, Watershed (Calif. and Nev.)
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
Land and Resource Management Plan, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit: Record of decision
Author: United States. Forest Service. Lake Tahoe Basin Management UnitPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Forestry
Author: Record of Decision
Author: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest RegionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental impact statements
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Crow's Range
Author: David BeesleyPublisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 0874176344
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
John Muir called it the "Range of Light, the most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I’ve ever seen." The Sierra Nevada—a single unbroken mountain range stretching north to south over four hundred miles, best understood as a single ecosystem but embracing a number of environmental communities—has been the site of human activity for millennia. From the efforts of ancient Native Americans to encourage game animals by burning brush to create meadows to the burgeoning resort and residential development of the present, the Sierra has endured, and often suffered from, the efforts of humans to exploit its bountiful resources for their own benefit. Historian David Beesley examines the history of the Sierra Nevada from earliest times, beginning with a comprehensive discussion of the geologic development of the range and its various ecological communities. Using a wide range of sources, including the records of explorers and early settlers, scientific and government documents, and newspaper reports, Beesley offers a lively and informed account of the history, environmental challenges, and political controversies that lie behind the breathtaking scenery of the Sierra. Among the highlights are discussions of the impact of the Gold Rush and later mining efforts, as well as the supporting industries that mining spawned, including logging, grazing, water-resource development, market hunting, urbanization, and transportation; the politics and emotions surrounding the establishment of Yosemite and other state and national parks; the transformation of the Hetch Hetchy into a reservoir and the desertification of the once-lush Owens Valley; the roles of the Forest Service, Park Service, and other regulatory agencies; the consequences of the fateful commitment to wildfire suppression in Sierran forests; and the ever-growing impact of tourism and recreational use. Through Beesley’s wide-ranging discussion, John Muir’s "divinely beautiful" range is revealed in all its natural and economic complexity, a place that at the beginning of the twenty-first century is in grave danger of being loved to death. Available in hardcover and paperback.